The 2022 Rule of Law Index was produced by the independent, multidisciplinary World Justice Project (WJP) on October 26, 2022.
To assess the status of the rule of law, the WJP polled individuals and experts in 140 nations and jurisdictions.
The 2022 Rule of Law Index found that the rule of law was continuing to deteriorate on a worldwide scale. In 61% of countries, there was a decline in the application of the law.
Two-thirds of the nations whose rankings dropped in 2021 saw their rankings fall once more in 2022. In a nation with 4.4 billion residents, the rule of law is deteriorating.
Declines are particularly evident in the domain of fundamental rights, where two thirds of the countries may experience a reduction by 2022.
The research emphasised that a drop in “constraints on government authorities” (such as oversight by the court, legislature, and media).
A rise in authoritarianism are indicators of declining respect for fundamental human rights and freedoms, such as freedom of expression and opinion.
The top-ranked country in the WJP Rule of Law Index 2022 is Denmark it is once again highlighted as having the world’s strongest & most efficient rule of law.Its judiciary is widely perceived as independent.
Corruption levels are perceived to be one of the lowest in the EU. Whereas other countries have minute difference such as Netherlands which is 0.83 percent.
